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NYCL 8 - Hittah vs Wallin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jacobson (ranked 3568 p4p, 5560 weight class) and Ryan Quick (ranked 337 p4p, 443 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Quick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Quick tries to clinch up but Jacobson circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by Jacobson.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobson. Jacobson obviously looking to wear him down.
Quick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobson throwing a counter right hand but Quick manages to avoid it.
Quick tries to clinch there but Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quick blocks the body kick.
Quick wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Jacobson lands with a slapping head kick.
Quick gets a clinch.
Jacobson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson throws the kick towards the body but Quick avoids it.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quick scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Jacobson.
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Some wild striking there from Jacobson.
Quick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quick walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
Jacobson gets tackled into the cage by Quick. Quick maintains the clinch.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobson blocks with his arms.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson scores with a push kick.
Jacobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick tries to clinch but Jacobson moves away
letting Jacobson counter with a right hand.
Jacobson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Jacobson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jacobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Quick darts in trying to clinch
and Jacobson counters with a left and a right that stings Quick.
Jacobson shoots for a takedown but Quick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick tries a quick counter leg kick but Jacobson is wise to it.
Quick ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobson.
Ryan Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson works over Quick's head and body with a nice combination.
Quick moves in looking to clinch but Jacobson pushes him off.
Quick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJacobson.
Quick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacobson.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Jacobson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Jacobson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quick slips under a jab.
Jacobson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jacobson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacobson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Jacobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
Quick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jacobson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jacobson prevents Quick from getting back to his feet.
Jacobson wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to stand up but Jacobson is controlling him.
Jacobson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quick wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Quick wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jacobson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quick can do to turn this around?
Jacobson with a hook.
Jacobson lands a leg kick that knocks Quick off balance momentarily.
Quick wants to clinch
and Jacobson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Jacobson lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson lands a head kick!
Jacobson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacobson taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacobson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quick pushes Jacobson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jacobson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quick is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacobson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson scores with a nice head shot.
Jacobson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quick.
Ryan Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick tries to clinch but Jacobson is having none of it.
Quick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Jacobson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobson is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobson is blocking nicely.
Jacobson tries to break the clinch but Quick is controlling the position.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobson is blocking nicely.
Quick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacobson is defending well for now.
Jacobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quick throws a big counter head kick but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
Quick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jacobson scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
Quick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jacobson dives in for a single leg takedown but Quick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jacobson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quick tries a knee to the head but Jacobson blocks it.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobson breaks from the clinch.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobson.
Quick throws a big counter head kick but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Quick is just out of range.
Quick tries to clinch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but Jacobson is having none of it.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Jacobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jacobson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quick's hands.
Quick stuffs the takedown.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Quick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jacobson is controlling him well.
Quick sneaks out the side door and pushes Jacobson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Quick is looking to clinch but Jacobson is avoiding it.
Jacobson shoots in for a takedown but Quick shows good takedown defense.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Jacobson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dylan Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Jacobson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quick doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Quick moves away and avoids it.
Quick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jacobson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jacobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and Quick moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Jacobson.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobson throws a counter high kick but Quick was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Quick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jacobson is in Quick's guard.
Quick is looking to stand up but Jacobson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacobson looking to sit in guard and control but Quick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jacobson, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch up.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick rushes Jacobson and presses him up against the cage.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobson blocks with his arms.
Jacobson wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobson avoids the damage to the body.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacobson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quick tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobson avoids the damage to the body.
Jacobson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Jacobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobson is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Jacobson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacobson managing to block the knees to the body from Quick.
Quick is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jacobson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Quick to the mat. Quick regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jacobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Quick wants to stand but Jacobson is controlling the position.
Quick keeping full guard, as Jacobson tries to pass.
Quick wants to stand up but Jacobson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Quick wants to stand and escape but Jacobson is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryan Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Jacobson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Jacobson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Jacobson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Himo Ta (ranked 6211 p4p, 4825 weight class) and Cosmo Houston (ranked 628 p4p, 570 weight class). Cosmo Houston told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Himo Ta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cosmo Houston!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ta scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ta prevents Houston from escaping the position.
Ta happy to just control the position for now.
Ta is working Houston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ta content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Houston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ta is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Houston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Houston explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ta tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston thuds his right hand into Ta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Himo Ta has been cut.
Ta doesn't manage to clinch there - Houston circles away.
Houston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
Houston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houston.
The strikes coming from Houston are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Houston working away.
Ta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Houston trying to control the position but Ta is working away.
Ta is looking to regain half guard here but Houston keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ta is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Houston misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston working away.
Ta is looking for a sweep.
Houston throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Houston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ta is not content to let Houston control the position.
Ta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Houston is refusing to be controlled, as Ta sits in half guard.
Houston taking some punishment here, with Ta in his half guard.
Houston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ta wants to free his trapped foot but Houston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ta prevents Houston from standing back up.
Houston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houston stalks Ta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ta's face. Ta staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ta dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houston.
Ta can't do much from the bottom here.
Houston working the strikes but Ta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Houston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Himo Ta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Houston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ta sprawls well initially but Houston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Houston prevents Ta from improving his position.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Ta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houston keeps working.
Ta works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Ta's attempts to control the action.
Houston is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cosmo Houston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ta with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Houston is trying to stand up.
Houston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ta.
Ta trying to control but Houston is having none of it.
Houston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Houston trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ta controlling from the full mount.
Ta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ta is working for a guillotine from mount but Houston frees his head quite easily.
Ta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ta wants to control the action but instead Houston gets a body lock and reverses into Ta's guard! Nice work!
Houston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houston.
Ta working a defensive guard but Houston passes into half guard.
Ta moves into full guard.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ta is looking for a triangle but Houston pushes his legs off easily.
Houston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Houston wants to control from the top but Ta keeps moving.
Houston won't allow Ta to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston looking to sit in guard and control but Ta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ta trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Houston prevents a body shot from Ta.
Ta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ta can't find room to land a body shot as Houston controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himo Ta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Himo Ta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ta shoots for a takedown but Houston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houston works over Ta's head and body with a nice combination.
Houston lands with a nice combination. Ta backs away looking to recover.
Houston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Houston tries to free his leg and advance position but Ta is retaining full guard.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Houston stays in close to Ta's body and controls the position.
Ta trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer.
Houston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ta wants to clinch up but Houston keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ta dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Ta seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Houston misses with a series of wild punches.
Ta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Houston manages to circle out of the way.
Ta misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
Ta takes the fight into the clinch.
Ta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Houston. Beautiful body shot.
Houston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ta was covering up waiting for the punch and Houston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Ta blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston postures up.
Ta looking to control but Houston passes into half guard.
Ta is not content to let Houston control the position.
Ta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to control the action but Ta is working from the bottom.
Houston throwing shots but Ta is blocking nicely.
Houston wants to control but Ta is keeping him busy.
Ta trying to control but Houston postures up.
Ta is controlling Houston's trapped leg to prevent Houston from advancing to side control.
Ta actively working from the bottom here.
Ta trying to hold on to Houston's head to control him but Houston postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Houston working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Ta slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Houston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ta trying to control from the bottom.
Ta is looking for a sweep. Houston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Houston wants to control but Ta is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Houston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Houston!
A very excited looking Cosmo Houston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 4823 p4p, 6328 weight class) and Facian Ho (ranked 527 p4p, 581 weight class). Facian Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Facian Ho!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ho to the ground. Smith is now in Ho's guard.
Smith stands and throws Ho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith is controlling Ho's trapped leg to prevent Ho from advancing to side control.
Smith wants to improve his position but Ho is controlling well.
Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ho is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the cage.
Ho looking for a takedown.
Smith wants the takedown. Ho is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ho's guard against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho is retaining full guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho has wrist control.
Smith postures up in Ho's guard and throws a big left but Ho blocks it.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ho working a defensive guard here.
Ho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith prevents Ho from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Ho with a solid left hand.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ho on the ground.
Ho wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Ho takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith lands an elbow.
Ho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Ho's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith working the head with strikes.
 It looks like Facian Ho has been cut.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ho's legs.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho prevents Smith from improving position.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith is putting a hurting on Ho here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Ho is rocked!
Smith wants to control but Ho is keeping him busy.
Smith controls the position.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ho to see if he's OK.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Facian Ho's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ho sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Ho persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ho has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ho pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ho's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Ho to sweep him here.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Ho trying to control the position.
Ho being controlled here, momentarily.
Matt Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith is working Ho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Ho is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
That has opened up Facian Ho's cut even more.
Smith cracks Ho with a solid left hand.
Facian Ho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Facian Ho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Smith!
A very excited looking Matt Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 5477 p4p, 6163 weight class) and Dhakkan James (ranked 624 p4p, 644 weight class). Dhakkan James struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dhakkan James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dhakkan James!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a shot to the body.
James has managed to clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
James tries for a takedown but Payne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
James throws a counter combo.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Payne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Max Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhakkan James.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne clinches with his opponent.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
James is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Payne to keep the fight standing.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne misses with a combination
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James's coach down at Team Mass Valley Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on James's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Payne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Payne gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a push kick but Payne slaps the foot to one side.
Payne looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Payne rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James pulls guard successfully.
Payne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Payne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne is stalling here.
James blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Payne defends well and James ends up having to push Payne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Payne clinches with his opponent.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James tries to pull guard but Payne holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
James slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Payne moves into range and clinches up with James.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payne presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne misses with a looping left.
James changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Payne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from James.
Payne misses with a combination
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
James is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payne.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne with a jab.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne moves into the clinch successfully.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne has managed to clinch.
Payne is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne moves into the clinch successfully.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Max Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhakkan James.
Payne tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne clinches.
Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Payne throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a series of strikes. Payne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Payne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Payne misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Payne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Payne defends well and James ends up having to push Payne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Max Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhakkan James.
Payne pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Payne tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne moves into the clinch.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payne is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
Payne clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Payne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a body shot but no joy.
Payne tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payne instigates a clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
James tries to pull guard but Payne holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dhakkan James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payne drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Omega (ranked 4158 p4p, 6400 weight class) and Lyle Gill (ranked 474 p4p, 584 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Omega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Gill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega shoots in and drives through. Gill sprawls well.
Gill with a poor takedown
and Omega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lyle Gill has been cut.
Gill looks to throw a body kick
and Omega counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gill controls Omega momentarily but Omega frees himself.
Gill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Omega controls the pace.
Omega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gill on the ground.
Gill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omega stays in close to Gill's body and controls the position.
Omega got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Omega has managed to get both his arms back between Gill's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Omega is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gill has eaten all the pies!
Gill looking to control.
Omega stays in close to Gill's body and controls the position.
Omega throws a strike but Gill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gill wants to stand but Omega has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Gill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Omega managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Omega is looking to stand up but Gill isn't so interested in that idea.
Omega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Omega struggling a bit here.
Omega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omega tries to get out of the position.
Omega is looking to regain half guard here but Gill keeps moving and retains side control.
Omega is not content to let Gill control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega wants to control but Gill postures up.
Gill prevents Omega from escaping the position.
Omega wants to control but Gill postures up.
Gill is looking to take a break and control but Omega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omega tries to buck Gill off but Gill is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omega prevents Gill from moving into mount.
Omega is not content to let Gill control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Omega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gill clinches.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Omega turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gill drags the fight down to the ground.
Gill wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill is trying to control the position but Omega postures up.
Gill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gill controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Gill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyle Gill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Omega gets tackled into the cage by Gill. Gill maintains the clinch.
Gill misses with a body punch.
Gill has hold of one of Omega's legs. Omega is fighting the takedown attempt but Gill gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Omega keeping moving, preventing Gill from controlling successfully.
Omega is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omega is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill trying to control the position from guard on top but Omega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Omega pulls Gill in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Omega shoots in but no luck this time.
Omega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omega shoots in but no luck this time.
Gill feints the counter takedown.
Omega drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Omega looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill trying to keep a closed guard but Omega is proving a slippery customer.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Omega from controlling successfully.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega dives in and grabs Gill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gill pushes down on Omega's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Omega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omega gets a double leg takedown into Gill's guard.
Gill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omega trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Gill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gill is breathing heavily.
Omega controls from within his opponent's guard.
Omega seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gill for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Omega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Omega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyle Gill's cut.
That's time! Omega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gill shoots and misses
and Omega counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Omega gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gill regains guard.
Omega sitting in guard here, content to control.
Omega's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega won't allow Gill to sweep him here.
Omega controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyle Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill tries for a takedown but Omega circles away easily
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
Gill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gill is looking for the big counter here.
Omega misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gill tries to avoid it but Omega manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gill to the ground. Gill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Omega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gill on his heels. He'll look to pass Gill's guard now, I'm sure.
Gill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Omega manages to get himself to full guard.
Gill wants to control from the top but Omega keeps moving.
Gill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Omega is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny Omega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Omega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Omega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Omega wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Omega sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gill keeping moving, preventing Omega from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Omega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arran Macmillan (ranked 3727 p4p, 5614 weight class) and Nigel Victors (ranked 474 p4p, 604 weight class). Nigel Victors has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arran Macmillan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arran Macmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nigel Victors!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmillan moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Macmillan's head coaches at Team Mass Valley Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Victors connects with a body shot.
Macmillan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victors lands with a straight right. Macmillan didn't see that one coming.
Victors sends Macmillan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Victors is motioning to the referee to let Macmillan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Macmillan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victors lands a brutal uppercut that launches Macmillan off his feet! Macmillan tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Victors!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malamute Alaskiano (ranked 3030 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Albert Stevens (ranked 96 p4p, 128 weight class). Stevens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fat Albert. Albert Stevens looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malamute Alaskiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaskiano moves into the clinch.
Alaskiano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alaskiano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alaskiano.
Stevens tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alaskiano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stevens has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Alaskiano has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Alaskiano is controlling him.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Alaskiano won't allow it.
Stevens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaskiano stalling the fight.
Alaskiano tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alaskiano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alaskiano manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stevens enables Alaskiano to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stevens manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stevens has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alaskiano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alaskiano closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Alaskiano pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malamute Alaskiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alaskiano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alaskiano drives through and clinches with Stevens against the cage.
Alaskiano is trying to pull guard but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Alaskiano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alaskiano is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alaskiano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stevens wants to get back to full guard.
Stevens looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stevens controls Alaskiano momentarily but Alaskiano frees himself.
Alaskiano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alaskiano trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Alaskiano with that takedown attempt.
Stevens tries to sprawl but Alaskiano drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Alaskiano sits in half guard.
Alaskiano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stevens gets full guard.
Stevens being controlled here, momentarily.
Alaskiano wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alaskiano trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Alaskiano is now in half guard.
Alaskiano decides to stand and escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malamute Alaskiano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alaskiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alaskiano clinches.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alaskiano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alaskiano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alaskiano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Malamute Alaskiano has been cut.
Alaskiano goes for a takedown attempt but Stevens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alaskiano has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaskiano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevens walks away with a smile on his face. Alaskiano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Alaskiano blocks a body shot from Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaskiano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alaskiano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alaskiano tries to get out of the position.
Alaskiano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alaskiano is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alaskiano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alaskiano trying to control the position here.
Alaskiano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alaskiano trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Malamute Alaskiano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stevens doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alaskiano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Stevens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alaskiano stands up from Stevens's guard - Alaskiano perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Alaskiano with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Alaskiano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malamute Alaskiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Albert Stevens has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano drives through with a takedown into Stevens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alaskiano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alaskiano passes Stevens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alaskiano connects with a nice short shot to Stevens's temple.
Alaskiano wants to stand but Stevens has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alaskiano passes to full mount!
Alaskiano controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaskiano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alaskiano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alaskiano controlling his opponent.
Alaskiano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alaskiano trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malamute Alaskiano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alaskiano clinches up against the cage.
Stevens successfully pulls guard.
Alaskiano cracks Stevens with a solid left hand.
Alaskiano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alaskiano lands a couple of digs.
Stevens is rocked!
That has opened up Albert Stevens's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malamute Alaskiano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Jun (ranked 3416 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Toko Kiriko (ranked 478 p4p, 520 weight class). Jun comes to the cage accompanied by No Mercy. Toko Kiriko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ha Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toko Kiriko!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Kiriko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kiriko has managed to clinch.
Kiriko landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ha Jun has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Kiriko scores with a knee to the head.
Kiriko throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiriko has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jun - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kiriko, and another! Jun is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Toko Kiriko!
The defeated Ha Jun had this to say: 'He beated me fair and square. I've learnt a lot from this fight and it has humbled me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bishop (ranked 3155 p4p, 3026 weight class) and Patrick Knight (ranked 382 p4p, 367 weight class). Patrick Knight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Knight!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Knight looks to land a combination. Bishop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Lars Bishop has been cut.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bishop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knight with the ground and pound but Bishop uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Knight prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop has Knight pulled in close to control his posture.
Bishop looking to control.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
Knight trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
Knight has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Knight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knight is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop working the body and head with strikes.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Knight is trying to buck Bishop off.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knight down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop lands an elbow.
Bishop lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Knight! Bishop senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Knight out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Bishop!
Lars Bishop is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Lars Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hittah (ranked 1778 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Lukas Wallin (ranked 243 p4p, 451 weight class). Hittah comes to the cage accompanied by Pierce The Veil. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hittah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Wallin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hittah.
It looks like Lukas Wallin has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Hittah has knocked Wallin down with a huge combo! Hittah steps away and waves a wobbly Wallin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wallin is rocked!
Hittah cracks Wallin with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Hittah!
Big Hittah is the new light heavyweight champion!
Big Hittah decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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